Distinctive electrophysiological features of denervated muscle in uremic patients.
Abnormal spontaneous activity is a hallmark of acute or subacute denervation of skeletal muscle, particularly in patients with uremic neuropathy. We report 5 patients in whom such activity was unexpectedly minimal or absent.
Bolton
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CF
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Remtulla
H
H
Toth
B
B
Bernardi
L
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Lindsay
R M
RM
Maryniak
O
O
Burton
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SR
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001284:Atrophy; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000503:physiopathology; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000294:innervation / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000503:physiopathology; D009431:Neural Conduction; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014511:Uremia / Q000150:complications*